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HRES 176 106th Congress House Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Commemorations Desegregation in education Discrimination in education Discrimination in public facilities Education Elementary and secondary education Equality before the law Higher education History Law Minorities Public schools Racial discrimination Supreme Court decisions

Recognizing the historical significance of the Supreme Court's unanimous decision in Brown v. Board of Education, repudiating segregation, and reaffirming the fundamental belief that we are all "one Nation under God, indivisible".

Introduced: May 18, 1999 Introduced by: Thompson, Bennie G. Democratic · Mississippi See on congress.gov
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May 18, 1999
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
May 18, 1999
Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.
May 18, 1999
Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H3271-3273)
May 18, 1999
On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.
May 18, 1999
Mr. Pease asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
May 18, 1999
Committee on Judiciary discharged.
May 18, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 18, 1999
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Declares that the House of Representatives: (1) recognizes the historical significance of the Supreme Court's Brown v. Board of Education decision; (2) heralds that event as a significant advancement of American principles of freedom, justice, and equality under law; and (3) repudiates racial segregation and reaffirms the fundamental belief that we are all "one Nation under God, indivisible."

What's happening now May 18, 1999

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

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